Hi-I am running dial-up internet at home (i know that is ancient).
It would always work normal for me until acouple weeks ago. Now I will connect like normal, then within 2 minutes it will slow down to worse than a crawl. No pages can be displayed.
I am running XP. I have Avast antivirus and have run Spybot and Adaware and nothing shows up. It is the same problem with either IE or FireFox. It just seems like there is something running that takes up my internet.
Is there another program that I could run that might get this stuff off my computer so that I can use the internet again?
Any other suggestions???
Thanks,
-a
2006-09-22 03:42:42 · 5 answers · asked by anang2000 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Okay, perhaps it is spywares. U can scan using spybot and AdAware in windows safe mode( press F8 repeatedly during computer startup) coz spywares and adwares are most vulnerable in safe mode. Again, do u update the antispywares? Updation is really important. But, hey chill. It might be a temporary problem, due to overload in network. u know, dialup and even broadband are vulnerable 2 network traffic. Again, check if the net settings are correctly configured and firewall is set up correctly. Have u set up any new firewall?
2006-09-22 03:53:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume you have a modem. If you do, good just connect the cable that gives you connection to the modem and the other end should connect to your computer directly. If you have already done this and the computer is still slow, well im sorry. DONT use a router, your signal again I assume is not locked. Because of this others can easily use your signal and slow you down terribly.
2016-03-27 02:24:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hit Control-Alt-Delete once and then click on Task Manager. That will tell you what applications and processes are running and also show your CPU usage. This might help identify the source of your problem.
2006-09-22 03:54:20 · answer #3 · answered by myste 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Download this programme
http://cleanup.stevengould.org
it will get rid of alot of the space wasting programs quite easily and effectively.I t will be sure to speed up your machine as a result
2006-09-22 03:54:59 · answer #4 · answered by pi3pt141something 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I run yahoo att dsl, and had that problem. They gave me the following web address to try to run for problems. It can take awhile though. It's http://housecall.trendmicro.com
2006-09-22 03:51:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋